§ 36 Rule 165 - Throwing a Stick or Object

New- A player can slide or direct a non-broken goalkeepers stick to the goalkeeper, so long as his actions do not interfere with an opponent or play.

The referee will award the opponent’s team a penalty shot when a player who throws or directs a stick, including goalkeepers stick, or any part of it, at the puck or puck carrier in his defending zone.

Disregard- Rule 120 –Situation 3 – IIHF Casebook. The Casebook refers to a legal stick under a broken stick rule. It will not apply in EBEL.